Historical Events In August - 01

0126  Publius ,Helvius Pertinax, Roman emperor (193 AD) on August - 01.  

0527  Justinianus I succeeds Justinus I as emperor of Byzantium on August - 01.  

0527  On August - 01 justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies  

0607  On this day in history ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607).  

0649  Pope Martinus I chosen successor of Theodorus I [or 8/7] on this day in history.  

0860  On this day in history peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bare, Louis the German & Lotharius II  

0902  Aghlabidisch emir Ibrahim II destroys Taormina, Sicily on this day in history.  

1021  On August - 01 synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest  

1086  On this day in history english barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier  

1137  On August - 01 louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)  

1177  On August - 01 peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I & Pope Alexander III  

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies  

1203  Alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium on this day in history.  

1291  Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence) on this day in history.  

1322  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  

1404  On August - 01 earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland  

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on this day in history.  

1485  Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England on August - 01.  

1492  On August - 01 jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella  

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect on August - 01.  

1498  On August - 01 christopher Columbus reaches the mainland of North America  

1498  Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela) on August - 01.  

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) on this day in history.  

1588  English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada on August - 01.  

1589  Murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III on this day in history.  

1619  First black American slaves (20 slaves) land at Jamestown, Virginia on this day in history.  

1619  1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia on this day in history.  

1626  On this day in history earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal  

1628  On August - 01 emperor Ferdinand II demands Austria Protestant convert to Catholicism  

1628  Francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1642  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643] on August - 01.  

1659  On this day in history antoine Mouque, composer  

1664  Battle at St Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Kiprulu on August - 01.  

1667  Paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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1313  On this day in history birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)  

1322  On this day in history birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  

1377  On August - 01 birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)  

1495  On this day in history birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect  

1520  On August - 01 birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)  

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on August - 01.  

1555  On this day in history birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)  

1579  On August - 01 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)  

0527  On this day in history justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies  

1137  On August - 01 louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)  

1190  On August - 01 floris III, Count of Holland, dies  

1227  Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179) on August - 01.  

1402  On August - 01 death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)  

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on August - 01.  

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)  

1541  On this day in history death of simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)